Ironing pad and board



Oct. 11, 1938.

M. c. NICHOLSON IRONING PAD AND BOARD Original Filed Oct. 19, 1932 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 11, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Substitute of application Serial No. 638,604, October 19, 1932. This application August 4, 1938,

Serial No. 223,083

1 Claim.

My invention relates to an improved article of manufacture, comprising an ironing pad which has the form of a cover; and which can be used in combination with a board inside of it, or alone if desired, on any convenient supporting surface to enable an article of clothing tobe easily and thoroughly ironed after washing in places where regular laundry apparatus is not easily procurable.

-An object of the invention is to provide an ironing pad which is thus adapted to be used with or without a board; and which is of such size that it can easily be transported in a travelling bag or trunk; the pad being made up of materials which are capable of providing a smooth cushioned surface, and which will give the most finished ironing effect; the bag being also of the most efficient practical design to render it durable, capable of being washed in case it becomes soiled after long periods of use, and at all times ready for service.

The advantages of mycombinedironingpadand board are fully set forth in the ensuing description, taken with the drawing; which disclose a preferred embodiment of the invention; and the novel features are pointed out in the appended claim; but the disclosure is illustrative only and I reserve the right to make changes in details without departing fro-m the principle of the invention or exceeding the scope thereof.

On said drawing:

Fig. 1 shows a complete pad according to this invention with an ironing board inside of same.

Fig. 2 is a cross section on an enlarged scale 35 on the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a view showing the pad of Fig. 1 in folded form,

Fig. 5 is a view of a piece or blank of cloth showing the manner of producing the pad; and

Fig. 6 is a View of a detail.

The invention set forth herein is the same as that disclosed in my previous application Serial 45 No. 638,604, filed October 19, 1932.

In the particular description of what the drawing shows I use the numeral I to indicate an outer layer of cloth, and 2 an inner layer out of which the pad or cover for the ironing board (when the board is used) is constructed. The shape of these pieces of cloth will be as indicated in Fig. 5; and two approximately square pieces, one for the inside and the other for the outside of the pad, which will be made up in the form of a bag or sleeve, are laid one upon the other with their edges coinciding and, then stitched lengthwise down the middle as indicated at 3.

Thus the tWolayers I and 2 will be divided, eachinto tworectangular halves 4 and 5, to provide the two sides or faces (top and bottom) of the bag. The two halves of each layer will have parallel longitudinal edges 6 and l and terminal edges 8 and 9, I0 and II respectively. After the stitches 3 have been made, the two layers are folded along the line of these stitches to make the edges 6, 8 and 9 coincide with the edges '5, I0 and II respectively; and the bag, with the exception of the edge or side where the stitches 3 have been made, will then be trimmed with a suitable binding, which as indicated in Fig. 1 will be placed along three edges or sides thereof.

For the purpose, I use a strip of cloth I2 with opposite longitudinal edges turned in at- 3 and stitches I4 are passed through the binding and the inturned edges thereof as well as through edges 6 and I of both outer and inner layers I and 2 as shown inFig. 2. The binding is attached in the same way to the edges 8 and It) to close oneend of the bag; similar stitches I4 pass through the inturned edge portions I3 of the binding I2 aswell as the two layers I and 2 on, both the top and bottom facesof the pad at this end. At the other end the edges 9 and II are arranged so as toleave this end open for the board l5 to be inserted. At this open end 'the inner layer 2 terminates short of the outer layer I and the superposed portions of the edges of the inner layer 2 on the two faces of the bag are turned in at [6 and secured tothe layer I by rows of stitches I1 as indicated in Fig. 3. The adjacent portions of the edges of the outer layer I alone are reinforced by the strip of binding l2 having inturned edges I3 as before and secured by stitches I4.

The board I5 may be of any suitable material such as cardboard or wood of proper weight and thickness. The inner layers 2 is of soft material, such as light cotton flannel, to form a cushioning lining; while the outer layer I will be of harder cotton cloth such as unbleached muslin. With both the inner and outer layers of cotton, the bag can be easily washed; and in drying, one of the layers will not shrink more than the other as would be the case if one layer were made of wool. The inner layer 2 may have fastening'members of the snap variety, one part of which is secured to one half and the other part to the other half in the mouth of the bag, 50 that, when the board is put in the fastener I8 can be used to secure the two parts together.

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This article makes a very convenient pad and ironing board combined and is well adapted for the ironing of handkerchiefs and of other articles of wear, and to be taken along on a trip by packing it in ones bag or trunk, because it is entirely flat and occupies very little space. For the use and convenience of the owner I also provide an iron holder 19 of any desired shape (see Fig. 6). It may be made up of several layers of cloth of suitable material and edged with braid disposed in the same Way and secured in the same manner as in the making of the bag itself. The braid or binder is shown at 20 and at one point a portion 2| is arranged to form a loop; the part of the binder providing this loop being doubled with opposite longitudinal edges turned in as before and withstitches holding these edges together to make it strong. This holder can be put inside the pad by laying it so that the parts of fastener l8 pass through the loop to prevent separation.

In practice the cover for the board can be employed with the board inside and the fastener undone, to detach the iron holder. If desired the board can be removed and the cover folded over to double it as shown in Fig. 4. In either case the article is very handy and can be utilized on any supporting surface to give a finished, ironed effect.

The ironing cover is very durable, and as stated above, it can be washed and kept in good condition. The connection of the two layers l and 2 by means of the stitches 3 along one edge and the attaching of the binder l2 along the other three edges assures the smoothness of the pad or cover at all times and prevents derangement of the two layers when the board is inserted. Also the binder along the edges forming the mouth of the bag, by bein stitched to the outer,

layers only, avoids making the bag too thick at the edges of the mouth, while at the same time reinforcing it against rubbing and wear due to the friction of the board when it is put in or Likewise the securing of the inner layer of flannel 2 to the outer layerl by the line of stitches 3 obviates the likelihood of any tearing apart of the two layers by the board when it is inserted. The device is thus very simple and practical, capable of long use and service and quite inexpensive to produce.

It will thus be seen that there is herein described an article in which the several features of this invention are embodied, and which article in its action attains the various objects of the invention and is well suited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof,

it is intended that all matter contained in the the ironing surface, said materials being relatively non-shrinkable, and being longitudinally stitched together along the middle of both layers and folded along said line of stitching so that one half of the superposed layers overlies the other half, said halves being similar in shape, the edges of the layers along one end and side forming the bottom of the bag and one side thereof being secured by a stitched binding strip having inturned edges, the edges of said layers along the opposite end forming the mouth of the bag, the outer layer along the superposed portions of its edge at the mouth of the bag being also reinforced by said binding strip with inturned edges and doubled to receive said superposed portions of the edge of the outer layer between them, the inner layer being hemmed at said mouth by having the superposed portions of its edge turned in and stitched to the outer layer to reinforce the cover along the edges of the mouth thereof, the outer layer around said mouth extending beyond the inner, the inside of the mouth also having detachable fastener parts secured therein to hold the edges of the mouth together and being adapted also to retain an iron-holder in said bag by being passed through a loop on said iron-holder into engagement with each other.

MARTHA CRAFT NICHOLSON. 

